Thesaurus results for MYSTIQUE

mystique

noun

Definition of mystique

as in appeal

a special quality that makes a person or thing interesting or exciting There's a certain mystique to mountain climbing. No one has been able to copy the legendary singer's mystique.

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Recent Examples of mystique The mystique is gone In 2010, making a movie about Facebook’s origins was truly bold. — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 Built to echo the Andean cross, the property is also deeply imbued in the culture and mystique of the area – to that end, Shamans are on call for private tours. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The Man Who Killed Don Quixote — films that traded for decades on the mystique of never quite existing. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 The ease and speed of it all felt almost shocking, a clear disruption of Hohenbruck’s ownership journey—and potentially of its brand mystique. — Harvard Business Review, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mystique

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Noun

Admittedly, the album’s ’90s sound palette has echoes of millennial nostalgia bait—but then again, when has nostalgia not been part of Hemsworth’s appeal?

— Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
The government filed an emergency appeal asking the justices to lift a lower court decision halting construction.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of appeal

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Seeing Turturro back on the streets of New York alongside longtime collaborators adds to the film’s throwback charm.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Each fragrance is available as a $49 eau de parfum; a $25 body, hair and linen mist; a $20 solid fragrance that doubles as a bag charm, and a $10 scented candle.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of charm

Noun

The couple first sparked romance rumors in November 2025 after they were photographed together in New York City.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Genres run from crime thrillers and detective mysteries to folklore horror, social and courtroom drama, and romance.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of romance

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Beyond the glitz and glamour, Daniel Besharat, whose family owns City Spa, says the bathhouse has always been home to a wide range of immigrants.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
But according to his friends and supporters, Gadi Eisenkot’s lack of glamour is exactly what Israel needs.

— Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of glamour

Noun

Its layers were pastel pink, lavender, and off-white, and each color came with its own individual flavor.

— Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
Lofoten Gardsysteri is a biodynamic, organic dairy farm that aims to make the best possible use of local resources and distinct flavors.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of flavor

Noun

The Melbourne duo taps into trip-hop’s essential strangeness on its latest album, trading the genre’s boilerplate languor for dejected moods, menacing auras, and slippery, all-consuming bass.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
Only one copy will ever legally exist, in a protest against the loss of music’s aura in the age of its digital reproducibility, to paraphrase German philosopher Walter Benjamin.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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